The nation’s demographic woes pulled the rate down 0.1 point from June to 2.2 percent, the lowest since October 1992.

The three-day African development conference ends with a 13-page Yokohama Declaration viewed as criticism of Beijing’s “debt-trap diplomacy” in the rapidly growing continent.

Amid a continuing labor shortage in the food service industry, major restaurant chains in the Chubu region are hiring an increasing number of foreign workers who have just graduated from universities in Japan. The firms are hiring them not as short-term, part-time workers but as ...

The Japanese unit of Sweden's AB Volvo demonstrated for journalists on Thursday a highly autonomous truck at a sugar factory in Hokkaido, where it moved for about 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) without the involvement of a human driver. UD Trucks Corp. said the test, which ...

Narita International Airport, located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) outside of Tokyo, has always been something of a headache for travelers. A lack of off-hour transport options means passengers and staff on early and late flights can sometimes be left stranded. But that's about to ...

The low-cost carrier will freeze services between New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido and Incheon Airport, and between Kansai Airport in Osaka and Busan.

Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world's largest oil firm, is considering conducting its initial public offering in two stages, with the Tokyo Stock Exchange emerging as the international frontrunner, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday in its online edition. The state oil giant, known as ...

The ministry wants ¥52.4 billion to join the space race but ¥88 billion to start converting the Izumo into a conventional aircraft carrier and buy six stealth F-35Bs for it.

President Donald Trump has launched a new Pentagon command dedicated to warfare in space at a time when China and Russia are pressing hard to erode the U.S. advantage in the newest military frontier. "This is a landmark day, one that recognizes the centrality of ...

Spectators will be allowed to smoke in designated spaces inside and around stadiums during the Rugby World Cup starting next month, in stark contrast with the smoke-free 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Critics have questioned the organizer's policy, saying it runs counter to the global ...

The education department of the state of New York has recently advised public schools to refer to the Sea of Japan also as the "East Sea," the name pushed by South Korea. The guidance, which is not legally binding, was sent out earlier this month ...

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Friday ahead of plans for another weekend of protests in the Chinese-ruled city, which is grappling with its biggest political crisis since its handover to Beijing more than two decades ago. Wong, the face of Hong Kong's ...

Tokyo has been ranked the world's safest city for the third year running, followed by Singapore and Osaka, according to the latest report by the Economist Intelligence Unit released Thursday. The Safe Cities Index 2019 report, released at a one-day conference on safe cities and ...

Japan's curbs on exports of high-tech materials to South Korea could backfire in the long run, eroding its dominance over a key link in the global chip supply chain, suppliers and experts have said. Japan tightened restrictions last month on exports of three chipmaking materials ...

Japan's earthquake countermeasures should be based on the fact that large earthquakes can strike anywhere at any time.

Unless the world's leaders can engineer a reversal of global warming, little else will matter.

Welcome to Part 2 of "Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020"!! Taking Sho-chan's place in the commentators' lounge for this episode is Rui Hachimura of the NBA Washington Wizards, which left everyone visibly shook. It turns out Hachimura is a super fan of "Terrace House." He's ...

Tomoya Mori belted a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the second-place Seibu Lions to a 4-2 win over the Pacific League-leading Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Friday. Mori's second homer in two days propelled the Lions to within one game of the ...

Defending champion Shori Hamada settled for the silver medal in the women's 78-kg division at the World Judo Championships on Friday, while 2017 men's 100-kg champion Aaron Wolf came away with a bronze. Hamada, who had won each of her first four matches by ippon, ...

Diego Oliveira and Yojiro Takahagi made the most of their second chances to score and lift league-leading FC Tokyo past Nagoya Grampus 2-1 on Friday night. Although Grampus had the most of the possession in a steady rain at Paloma Mizuho Stadium, they were more ...

Two days before their first game at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Japan men's national team members still looked relaxed, but at the same time they were certainly aware that the clock is ticking. On Friday, the Akatsuki Five took the floor at Shanghai Oriental ...